Perioperative Summit 

Wednesday, October 1, 2025 

Optimizing surgical services is critical for operational efficiency, patient outcomes, and financial performance. The Perioperative Summit brings together hospital and health system leaders to explore strategies for streamlining OR workflows, enhancing surgical team collaboration, and addressing workforce challenges.

Through expert-led discussions and peer insights, this summit will tackle key issues such as OR efficiency, staffing models, cost management, and the latest innovations in perioperative care.

FORUM AGENDA

SPEAKERS

Komal Bajaj
Komal Bajaj
MD, MS-HPEd
Chief Quality Officer/Med Dir Sustainability
NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi/NCB
Klaus Thaler
Klaus Thaler
MD, MBA
Vice President and Chief Medical Officer
CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center
Vinay Vaidya
Vinay Vaidya
MD
Chief Medical Information Officer
Phoenix Children's
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Pooja Vyas
DO, MBA, CPE
System Vice President, Care coordination liaison and Physician Advisement
SSM Health
Gian Varbaro
Gian Varbaro
MD, MBA
Vice President, Ambulatory Services and Chief Medical Officer
Bergen New Bridge Medical Center
Thomas Spiegel
Thomas Spiegel
MD, MBA, MS, FACEP
Vice President and Chief Quality Officer
University of Chicago Medicine
Tony DeDominico
Tony DeDominico
MSN, RN, CNOR
Vice President, Operations
Houston Methodist Hospital
Bruce Gelb
Bruce Gelb
MD, FACS
Surgical Director of Perioperative Services
NYU Langone Health
Tony Spasaro
Tony Spasaro
MBA
Director, Ambulatory Clinics and Surgical Operations
Monument Health
Amber McLaughlin
Amber McLaughlin
Nurse Manager, Surgical Services
Corewell Health
Aubrey Pepper
Aubrey Pepper
MSN, RN, DHA, NE-BC, CNOR
Senior Director Nursing Surgical Services
St Jude Childrens Research Hospital
Beverly Young
Beverly Young
Director, Nursing, Perioperative Services, Baltimore Washington Medical Center
The University of Maryland
Daniel Johnson
Daniel Johnson
MSN RN
Director, Surgical Services
Lahey Hospital and Medical Center
Will Shakespeare
Will Shakespeare
MD
Senior Medical Director, Anesthesiology
Intermountain Health
Jeffrey Siewerdsen
Jeffrey Siewerdsen
PhD
Co-Lead, Focus Area Five, Surgical Data Sciences, Institute for Data Science in Oncology Department, Office of the President Division
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
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Iran Villarreal-De Los Santos
Surgical Services Director
El Centro Regional Medical Center
Robert Glasgow
Robert Glasgow
MD, MBA, FACS
Senior Medical Director, Surgical Services
Intermountain Health
Tobi Watts
Tobi Watts
MSN, MBA, RN
Director, Surgical Services
Mount Carmel St. Ann’s and Dublin
Nikki Washington
Nikki Washington
Director, Surgical Services
St Josephs Medical Center Stockton
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Bryan Brindeiro
MD
Perioperative Associate Chief Health Informatics Officer, Stead Family Children's Hospital
Iowa Healthcare
David Wild
David Wild
MD, MBA
Vice President and Chief Medical Officer
Ballad Health